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Newrest

Dock Coordinator

Salt Lake City, UT

Newrest is looking for a Dock Coordinator who will be responsible for ensuring that all inflight catering carts are loaded correctly and timely on to the trucks. The Dock Coordinator will not have ...

Air Fayre CA Inc

Supply Chain Coordinator

Gardena, CA · On-site

$43K - $52K/yr

As a member of the team, your mission will be to support inflight catering to the world's major airlines out of LAX. We provide delicious inflight food and beverage services that make travelers and ...

Air Fayre CA Inc

Cooler Driver

Indianapolis, IN · On-site

$18 - $21/hr

As a member of the team, your mission will be to support inflight catering. Benefits * Generous healthcare coverage, including medical, dental & vision. * Comprehensive 401(k) program with company ...

Air Fayre CA Inc

Equipment Supervisor

Gardena, CA · On-site

$24 - $28/hr

As a member of the team, your mission will be to support inflight catering to the world's major airlines out of LAX. You will have a direct impact on customer satisfaction in this exciting industry!

Alaska Airlines

Principal Catering Operations

Seatac, WA · On-site

$122K - $184K/yr

Maintain influential and productive relationships with airline and inflight leaders as well as operational leaders and General Managers at catering partners. * Responsible for overseeing strategies ...

Alaska Airlines

Principal Catering Operations

Seatac, WA

$122K - $184K/yr

Collaborates withairport operations and inflight departments to identify areas requiring corrective action or other opportunities while providing timely follow up. * Holds caterers accountable to be ...

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How much do inflight catering jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for inflight catering in the United States is $18.97, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $14.42 and $24.04 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is inflight catering?

Inflight catering refers to the preparation and delivery of meals, snacks, and beverages for passengers and crew on commercial and private aircraft. This service involves menu planning, food preparation, packaging, and transportation to the aircraft, ensuring food safety and quality. Inflight catering companies work closely with airlines to accommodate flight schedules, dietary restrictions, and passenger preferences while maintaining strict hygiene standards.

What are some of the typical challenges faced in inflight catering, and how can job seekers prepare for them?

Inflight catering professionals often work in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail and time management are crucial. Common challenges include adhering to strict food safety standards, coordinating last-minute changes to orders, and meeting tight delivery deadlines to ensure flights depart on schedule. Job seekers can prepare by developing strong organizational skills, learning relevant food safety protocols, and being adaptable to changing schedules. Teamwork and clear communication with airline staff and kitchen colleagues are also essential for success in this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in Inflight Catering, and why are they important?

To thrive in Inflight Catering, you need knowledge of food safety regulations, menu planning, and logistics, often supported by experience in hospitality or culinary services. Familiarity with airline catering management systems, HACCP certification, and cold chain logistics tools is typically required. Attention to detail, teamwork, and strong communication skills help ensure coordination and high-quality service. These abilities are crucial for meeting strict airline standards, ensuring passenger satisfaction, and maintaining operational efficiency in a time-sensitive environment.

What is the difference between Inflight Catering vs Cabin Crew?

AspectInflight CateringCabin Crew
Primary RolePreparing, sourcing, and delivering food and beverages for flightsEnsuring passenger safety, comfort, and service during flights
Required CertificationsFood safety, HACCP, sometimes catering-specific trainingFirst aid, safety, customer service certifications
Work EnvironmentKitchen, catering facilities, aircraftAircraft cabins, airports, passenger service areas
Industry UsagePart of airline catering servicesPassenger service on flights

Inflight Catering focuses on food preparation and delivery for flights, while Cabin Crew provides passenger service and safety onboard. Both roles are essential in the airline industry but differ in responsibilities, certifications, and work environments.

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Airline Catering Flight Coordinator 1

Airline Catering Flight Coordinator 1

Abby's Catering

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

PTO

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

Job Type
Full-time
Description
About Abby's
Abby's Catering has been providing one-of-a-kind culinary and hospitality experience since opening in 1980. Our customers are high profile passengers visiting or residing in Houston. Celebrities, government officials, head of states, secretaries, industry leaders, all traveling out of Houston aboard private, corporate, and commercial aircrafts are part of Abby's valued circle of customers. Abby's also provides exclusive gourmet delights for corporate offices, private and corporate events as well as food service management contracts.
Position
Our Flight Coordinator is responsible for all activities to ensure smooth & efficient running of the daily inflight catering delivery operation, providing the highest standard of service by controlling and liaising closely with the personnel in the relevant internal departments & our customers. He/She initiates special projects to improve the effectiveness & efficiency of the overall inflight catering preparation and delivery to fulfill the requirements of our customers' specific procedures. This is a fast pace environment that requires a hands-on approach to inflight catering needs, including actively loading the aircraft with the driver force. Our Flight Coordinator is a quick thinker and effective decision maker. We pride ourselves in delivering the highest quality of customer service. The requirements include assisting to complete the catering for the flights. Our Flight Coordinator must be flexible and punctual according to the ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE times of our commercial airline customers.
Reports to: Flight Coordinator Supervisor
Essential functions:
  • Ensure that the assigned flights are delivered according to the customer requirements in the most efficient and safe way to satisfy the quality standards of the company
  • Perform a thorough pre-flight check using the respective customer or internal check list(s)
  • Ensure punctual catering provision of each flight
  • Ensure correct number of meals for each provisioned flight, keeping overprovisioning ato minimum level
  • Assist drivers with flight loading, making sure all stowing positions are correct
  • Ensure correct handover to the aircraft crew
  • Ensure all goods sold per flight are captured and forwarded to the account manager
  • Making sure delivery notes are signed by crew
  • Handover signed delivery notes to account manager
  • Produce the daily catering delivery report and statistics; distribute accordingly to internal rules
  • Produce worksheets, labels, production sheets for the production departments for them having the most updated information at all time
  • Follow all incoming operational communication from the customers
  • Work up all incoming operational information and communicate to the effected departments with the max. urgency and according to the internal company rules
  • Control the conversion of the communicated operational information in form of a follow-up system
  • Constantly control within the consigned areas to ensure that the requirements of hygiene, quality and safety standards are fulfilled
  • Improve constantly the services to our customers
  • Identify problematic areas within the consigned sectors, inform the account manager
  • Ensure correct dead-head packing for each single flight as well as overall equipment balance to fulfil customers demands and to avoid overstocks and negative inventory impact
  • Assist on taking physical inventory according to Customer requirements
  • Control together with the tray-setting and food-production the timing for the food flow to avoid delays
  • Supervise the processing times to avoid delays and lapses
  • Create training program for new hires
  • Train new hires on company procedures
  • Manage daily scheduling for the team assigned to make sure OT is under control
  • Comply with daily reports (CCP6) and billing information
  • Assit AccM with specifications and airlines updates distributions
  • Evaluate training progress and document accordingly, providing HR with respective training sign off sheets
  • Handle Bacterial Analysis requests
  • Make sure spill kits are always updated

Responsibilities Ramp Safety:
  • Safety is #1 on the airport
  • Needs to pass Ramp Safety Training and test
  • Periodic refresher training
  • Ensure all drivers follow the specific ramp safety rules
  • Check and control that all ramp drivers are adhering to the rules written in company's' ramp safety manual
  • Observe and screen constantly driver's activity and behaviour on the ramp
  • Ensure that vehicles are positioned and/or parked correctly on the ramp
  • Ensure all drivers/coordinators use their personal protection equipment (e.g. safety vests, anti-slip shoes, earplugs etc.)
  • Ensure that all safety devices (e.g. wands, cones etc.) are fully functional and used always
  • Report malfunctioning safety devices to account manager
  • Alert account manager and senior management immediately of any safety risk or threat on the ramp, on the route, at the flight kitchen (take pictures, call, send email/text etc.)
  • Manage the interface with other providers on the ramp to avoid safety risk situations

Company Core Values:
You must be willing to embrace our Company Core Values in the way you dedicate yourself to work:
CATCH
  • Customer Service
  • Accountability
  • Teamwork
  • Competitiveness
  • Honesty

Our Mission:
"To continue to be the leading in-flight and corporate catering company serving the Houston & Dallas Metro market by using locally sourced and sustainable raw ingredients, providing the most memorable and personalized attention to detail all while maintaining a fiscally sound budget and complying with the highest food safety standards."
Requirements
Requirements, but not limited to: This position requires flexible work schedules within a 24/7 work environment. The airline catering industry is a seasonal business and certain peak times of the year are black out periods for PTO (paid time off), e.g. year end, summer.
Qualifications
Professional experience within the airline catering industry
Qualify for red HAS badge with driver and escort endorsement (pass 10 years federal back ground check and safety and driver classes)
CDL class A or B with airbrake endorsement is of advantage
Ramp safety experience
Awareness of the operational sequences
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Capacity to motivate and train his/her team members
Planning-, co-ordination and excellent verbal and written communication skills
Availability, staying power and self-assertion
PC use skills for the principle software packages, e.g. MS Office
Highly result orientated
High level of self-organisation

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